Amidst the emotional court scenes, the Madras High Court on Wednesday ordered the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to take immediate steps to take immediate steps to take immediate steps to remove the video of private, non-confident images and a female advocate who were roaming online.
The content recorded by a former partner without his knowledge was allegedly shared in porn websites, messaging apps and social media platforms.
Justice N Anand Venkatesh directed the Ministry to locate, block and remove images and videos within 48 hours and sought a compliance report by 14 July.
“The woman is undergoing great mental anguish,” the judge saw, looking at the viral spread and reiterated the re -uploading of the material.
The court also implicated Motu as a defendant, Director General of Director General of Police (DGP) and asked for instructions to be issued to all stakeholders, saying that the issue demanded systemic improvement to save women from equal trauma.
Justice Venkatesh said in the open court, “I was just thinking if this female lawyer was my daughter,” Justice Venkatesh said in the open court, her voice was suffocating. He said that he had intended to meet the petitioner in his chambers to offer words of support, admitting that he would not “have to prepare himself” and not to break.
According to a lawyer’s affidavit, his partner from his college days secretly recorded his intimate moments. Years later, images and videos began to roam online.
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He lodged a police complaint on 1 April, with the name of former partner and WhatsApp group administrator. But he later came to know that the content continued to spread with law enforcement or no clear interference from the Ministry.
On 18 June, he presented a formal representation to the Union IT Ministry, urging all available technical equipment-mosquito, AI-based material detection, photodna and Google Material Safety Hash Checkers–.
Despite the existence of the example – a detailed order passed by the Delhi High Court in April 2023 – the ministry failed to work rapidly, senior advocate Abudu Kumar Rajrathinum argued.
He said, “We have called demons like Frankstein to Internet and Social Media, who for the first time without putting a mechanism to prevent their women from facing such trauma,” he said during the hearing.
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He urged the court to direct the Tamil Nadu Police to coordinate with the Union IT Ministry and work immediately after receiving such complaints.
Justice Venkatesh said that the flexibility of the petitioner came from his legal training and support system. “Fortunately, he is in this profession and he helped all of us,” he said. “What happens to some silent victims who cannot gather courage to fight?”
He underlined the constitutional duties of the state and courts to maintain the fundamental right of dignity of every person.
The court directed the DGP to ensure awareness among police officers and establish effective coordination with the ministry so that such materials are immediately removed on registration of criminal complaints. The judge also said that he would keep the writ petition pending to release further directions, which aims to establish long -term security measures.
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